City of Shawnee

About Us

The Parks and Recreation Department has six Divisions: Administration, Park Maintenance, Aquatics, Civic Centre, Recreation and Shawnee Town. The department is also responsible for the City's cemeteries. The department has 20 full-time employees plus 16 part-time and 145 seasonal employees.
Mission Statement:
 Creating opportunities for the community to explore, engage, and connect.
Vision Statement: 
Shawnee Parks and Recreation is a leader in creating a healthy community by promoting innovative and inclusive opportunities that fulfill each person’s mind, body, and spirit.
Guiding Principals:
Create Community: Furthering “One Shawnee” is the goal for this principle through equitable services, inclusiveness, and strengthening community relationships and partnerships. A variety of efforts will be made to connect and engage the Department to City’s residents, being a leader in bringing the community together.

Commit to Service: The Department will endeavor to focus on providing excellent customer service to its customers. The Department will have an external customer focus and continuously identify and respond to community needs.

Focus on Accessibility and Equity:  All residents should have access to programs, facilities, places, and spaces regardless of where they live, their income, ethnicity, age, special needs, or gender.  Additionally, the Department will continuously work toward providing equitable locations of programs, parks, facilities, trails, and open space throughout the City, ensuring geographical balance. This principle also includes the commitment to a balanced system, or one in which resources are allocated appropriately among all facets of the parks and recreation system.

Provide a Quality of Life: The Parks and Recreation Department plays a major role in positively impacting the health and wellness of the community. The Department will take a holistic approach to
strengthening overall community health in mind, body, and spirit/soul. These efforts contribute to the quality of life in Shawnee.

Ensure Environmental Sustainability and Open Space Preservation: This principle focuses on meeting the needs of present users without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. It includes the Department’s efforts in interacting with the environment to avoid depletion or degradation of natural resources. This also includes ensuring that open space opportunities are preserved for future generations.
Administration
Administration leads the department, assisted by other professionals.

Tonya Lecuru, Parks & Recreation Director
Shawnee Civic Centre
18570 Johnson Drive
Shawnee, KS 66216
[email protected]
(913) 742-6402

Park Maintenance
Park Maintenance is responsible for the maintenance of 1010 acres of parkland, two aquatic facilities, 31 parks, 23 shelters, a skate park, the Civic Centre and Shawnee Town. 

Brett McCubbin, Manager of Parks and Facilities
Park Maintenance Shop
18570 Johnson Drive
Shawnee, KS 66203

[email protected]
(913) 742-6440
Aquatics
Aquatics is responsible for the operation of the City's two state of the art aquatic facilities. They offer open swim, swim lessons, birthday parties, pool rentals, the Shawnee Sharks Swim & Dive team and special events throughout the summer.

Rylan Davis, Aquatics Specialist 
Shawnee Civic Centre
13817 Johnson Drive
Shawnee, KS 66216
[email protected]
(913) 742-6410
Civic Centre
Civic Centre division is responsible for the daily operation of the Shawnee Civic Centre which houses the Aquatics, Civic Centre and Recreation divisions.  The facility is available for rental to the public for weddings, parties, meetings and much more. 

Shawnee Civic Centre
13817 Johnson Drive
Shawnee, KS 66216

Pam Oswald, Office & Facilities Coordinator
[email protected]
(913) 742-6406

Brenda McLellan, Civic Centre Customer Service Coordinator
[email protected]
913-742-6400
Recreation
Recreation division offers over 500 programs, classes and events annually for Shawnee residents of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds.  Staff programs for Sports, Fitness, Dance, Arts & Crafts, Personal Enrichment, Adaptive Recreation, Day Trips and Special Events. 

Shawnee Civic Centre
13817 Johnson Drive
Shawnee, KS 66216

Sean Keenan, Recreation Superintendent
[email protected]
(913) 742-6404

Matt Mann, Recreation Program Manager
[email protected]
(913) 742-6405
Adaptive Recreation
Adaptive Recreation makes a positive impact in the lives of people with special needs and their families. Providing specialty programming and accommodations to existing programming allows for participant success, acceptance and inclusion.

Shawnee Civic Centre
13817 Johnson Drive
Shawnee, KS 66216

Riki Kisner, Adaptive Recreation Coordinator
[email protected]
(913) 742-6408
Shawnee Town 1929
Shawnee Town 1929 is a museum allows visitors to experience a typical day in and around the 1920s farm community of Shawnee, Kansas, through authentic collections, exhibits, programs and events. 

Shawnee Town 1929
11501 W 57th Street
Shawnee, KS 66203

Charlie Pautler, Shawnee Town 1929 Director
[email protected]
(913) 742-6421

JoJo Gordon, Museum Curator of Collections
jgordon@cityofshawnee.org
(913) 742-6422

Hannah Howard, Museum Curator of Education
[email protected]

(913) 742-6423

Royal Krueger, Shawnee Town Office & Facility Coordinator
[email protected]
(913) 742-6420
Program Marketing
Providing marketing and creative, consistent and timely communication regarding Shawnee Parks & Recreation programs, events, facilities and projects is a top priority. Sign up for our eNews list, follow us on social media and check out our triannual Recreate brochure for the most up to date information.

Shawnee Civic Centre
13817 Johnson Drive
Shawnee, KS 66216

Kate Kinkaid,
 Program Marketing Manager
[email protected]
(913) 742-6403